Duck Sh*t Tea: We tasted the chocolate, time to taste the tea with the odd (duck) name from Cultivate Taste!

Cultivate Taste's Duck Sh*t Oolong

Last month, we sampled chocolate made from Duck Sh*t tea (Duck Sh*t Tea and Chocolate). Tasting the tea was next and, after a bit of a search, we found some - and not so far from home. Our Duck Sh*t tea comes from Cultivate Taste, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. 

This is an oolong tea, and per Cultivate Taste's website, the tea comes from tea bushes which are over 80 years old. It is lightly oxidized and the leaves are long and mostly green in color.

In our April blog, we talked about the unusual tea name and its origin stories, one of which focused on the farmer who cultivated this tea. It was so good, he wanted to detract competitors, so he gave it an unpleasant moniker to deter unwelcomed visitors. 

An oolong tea, leaves are partially oxidized.

After brewing up Cultivate Taste's Duck Sh*t tea, we now understand why the farmer was concerned about potential theft. It is delicious!

We found it flowery and pleasantly grassy with hints of fruit - smooth and well-balanced. We brought out the glass teapot and cups as the tea's pretty amber color adds to the whole tea experience.

Excited to find such a great tea in a neighboring mid-west state, we learned not only about the teas offered from the company's website, but some of their backstory as well.

 A little about Cultivate Taste

Cultivate Taste Tea prides itself as a luxury, single-origin loose-leaf tea company dedicated to showcasing tea as an agricultural product of place, much like fine wine or specialty coffee.

Every tea they offer is sourced directly from small, quality-focused producers across Asia. In addition, they do not create blends, add flavorings or sell novelty teas.

Founder Jennifer Nowicki is a Certified Tea Specialist (Specialty Tea Institute, NYC) with over three decades of experience in the gourmet and natural foods industry and nearly thirty years dedicated specifically to tea.

A quick check on their on-line store, Duck Sh*t tea is currently out of stock. We purchased the one ounce pack for $13.50 plus shipping. 

We're looking forward to trying more of Cultivate Taste's teas!

For more information, check out their website at cultivatetaste.com.

Color and taste add to a lovely tea time.